New York S00584 allows school districts to establish telehealth school-based mental health clinics and creates a reimbursement fund for these.

New York S00584 amends the education law to allow school districts to implement telehealth school-based mental health clinics. It also establishes the student mental telehealth reimbursement fund under the state finance law to provide annual awards to school districts for operating these clinics. The fund is financed by revenues from mobile sports wagering and other sources. The bill specifies that reimbursements cover costs such as contract fees, technological equipment, and physical space. The act takes effect 180 days after becoming law.

New York S00584 allows school districts to establish telehealth school-based mental health clinics and creates a reimbursement fund for these.

New York S00584 amends the education law to allow school districts to implement telehealth school-based mental health clinics. It also establishes the student mental telehealth reimbursement fund under the state finance law to provide annual awards to school districts for operating these clinics. The fund is financed by revenues from mobile sports wagering and other sources. The bill specifies that reimbursements cover costs such as contract fees, technological equipment, and physical space. The act takes effect 180 days after becoming law.